Cooker



F. G'EISENDGRFER.v

COOKER.

APPLICATION FILED.0 CT.13. 1919.

Patented June 13, 1922.

l ATTORNEYS Jonnr. emsnirnonrnn, orsacnamnnro; cALrronNIn,

N COOKER.

. 1,419,670. y Specification o l Application 1ed 'tobe`1-'13, 1919. Serial No. 330,339. To all whom t may concern.'

siding at Sacramento,

' sufficient volume Be it known that I, JOHN F. Gruslin- DORFER, a citizen ofthe United States, rein the county of Sacramento, and State of California, have invented a'new and useful Improvement in Cookers, of which the .following is a'specication.

This invention relates to -a` cooker, and especially to a portable steam actuated cooker for use on automobilesI and like ve-l hicles. l/

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a simple, compact, durable cooker adapted to be conveniently, carried on an automobile and whereby. the `meals orfood required during an automobile journey may be cooked or kept warm while traveling. Another object of the invention is to provide means actuated by the v exh cooker while traveling. Further will hereinafter appear. v

Referring to the accompanying drawobjects ?ig. l is a side elevation ofan automobile showlng the application of the invention.

ig. 2 is a central, vertical, longitudinal section of the cooker. l A Fig. 3 is a detail sectional viewof the'exe haustmanifold, yshowing the steam generati with a -A ered to the steam portion of the apparatus.

in n l lig. 4 is a detail view, partly in section,`

of a sight feed, whereby the .water deliv-v generator is regulated.

drawings .in detail, A inan automobile, 2 the runthe cooker. rlihe cooker is in. this instance .suitably secured on-.the running-board and it is supplied with steam by mean generator generallyindicatedl atv 5.y

' Referringfto the dicates in general The generatr proper is placed within fthe ed with a. si

-sists of a vertically'.

tube or. coil 7, to which water is admitted:

"fold 6 of the engine and it conf positionedv U-s'haped exhaust ma by means of a/'pipeA 8. This pipe is connect: ght feeder, .generally indicated at 9, which 1n turn issupplied with vwater by means of va pump 10, y. 'er'm'neated.f Wth .ali steam. L A` rigid4 casing and L.adjus'ti1i/ents, surlyjtankii. f. f.

he pipe 8 is connecte" with the lower portion'of the sight feed, v y while the supply pipe ydzeconveying the water from the pump is connected with ,the

aust heat of the vengine for generating a lof steam to operate the `s lof a pipe fi, which is connectedv ajsffsliownat '12,"

. vbeperformedwith:absolutely safety asin-eefl Formed in this upper portion of the sight feed is 'a pocket 15 from which any excess of water supply overiows into` a second pocket 16, said pocket being connected by means of apipe 17 with the the pump or the supply pipe 18,'whereby wateris conveyed from the tank 11 to the Pumpf Forming a communlcation between the pocket l5 and the lower -portion of the sight feed or the pipe 12 is a communicating passa e 19, through which the quantity of water' de ivered isregulated by means of a needle valve or adjusting screw 20. The escaping through the passage 1 9 and ing the-lower portion of the sight feed drains through the pipe 8 and enters the lower `portion of the U-shaped coil 7. It is .here partiallyturned into\stea`m and is entirely t evaporated before its. escapes through the Iupper coil and the pipe/1; that is the coil 'of the generator is placeddirectly in the path of the vescaping `ordischarging exhaust gases and is thus subjected to a temperature whichis more th volume of Steam required.

ftetters'latept- Patented .June 13, 19225- return 'side of v 70 Water enter-- The pipe 4 enters the side of the cooker, f.

as .shownat 4a., and, any condensation or excess steam supplied is permitted to escape 'through a drain connection 2Q, formed in the bottom of the cooker.

any suitable manner but shown. hat is.an'i nterior chamber 23 is .The cooker proper may be constructed in: preferably as here provided'for the reception of cooking `uten` and '25.' The vwalls sils, suchfas shown'at 24 the cover for, the

of the, chamber 23 and .lated with asbestos .or similar material, as shown at 26. The heat of the steam ,ad

small quantity is 4cdnducted through the walls of the cooker proper.

' 'Placed inthebcttom of the' cooker-is a gridv or stand 27, which is provided for the reception vof th of the-cooker may l sure is vvn ot employed; that is, the Jsteam ads an sui'cient 'to generate the mitt'ed is thus conserved as a comparatively e cookingutensils. This 'perv mitsa' free circulation of steamvover, under. y

and around the :utensils,` thus permitting al pressure gages and i inthe present in- .rie

Y niitted through the opening 4a is permitted to freely circulate between lthe cooking utensils and is then permitted to freely escape through the vent or overflow connection QQ.

The quantity of steam admitted-to the cooker determines to a great extent the temperature Within the cooker and the time required for cooking thev products placed therein. and as t-he quantity of steam generated depends entirely upon the quantity of 'Water supplied to the generator, it can readily be seen that the screw 2O may be regulated so that the cooking may be timed so that a meal may be completed in ahurry, if desired, or prolonged as occasion may demand.

From the foregoing description it can be seen that I have provided a cooker whereby the food required on an automobile journey may be cooked or kept Warm While traveling, thus permitting the serving of hot meals and drinks whenever desired, and that this convenience is obtained Without additional consumption of oil or in any Way detracting from the usual power and functioning of the engine. e

while a more or less specific construction and arrangement is shown throughout, I wish it understood that various changes in the design and proportions of the device may be resorted to Within the scope of the appended claims and also that the materials and finish of the several parts employed may be such as the experience and judgment of the manufacturer may dictate.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isy 1. A cooking attachment for an automobile consisting of a housing having a. chamber formed therein for the reception of cooking utensils, an inlet pipe connected with said chamber, a steam .generator 1ocated in the exhaust manifold on the engine with which the inlet pipe is connected, va water supply tank, a pump by which 'Water is delivered to a needle valve, a pipe connect- Witnesses.

-the sight feed. a needle valve in the sight feed for regulating the quantity of Water passing through the sight feed, a pipe connecting the sight feed yvith the steam generating pipe and delivering a regulated quantity of Water thereto, a cooker on the automobile having a chamber therein for the reception of cooking utensils, a pipe connected with the steam generating pipe and conveying steam to the cooking chamber` and a discharge connection in the bott-om of the cooker to prevent collection of condensed Water and also to prevent formation of steam under pressure.

3. In an automobile cooking attachment of the character described a steam generator positioned in the exhaust manifold of the engine, a Water supply tank and a pump, a pipe leading from the pump to a valve, a by-pass pipe from which surplus Water may be returned from the valve to the tank, a second pipe connected' with the generator, the flow of Water through said pipe being regulated by the valve, a nonconducting jacketed Icasing having a cooking chamber formed therein for the reception of cooking utensils, a vent pipe in the bottom of said casing and communicating `with the cooking chamber, and a pipe connecting they Steam generator with the cooking chamber.

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tivo subscribing JOHN F. GEISENDORFER. Titnesses IV: V. HEALEY, M. E; EvING. 

